Apple Updates Their Music App as Streaming Service Launch Approaches

Apple’s new streaming service is very close to launching. The service is expected to launch with iOS 9. The announcement will most likely take place at Apple’s WWDC in June.

The company is already making some changes to their music software to prepare for the upcoming launch. The Music app has been updated in iOS 8.4, which has just gone into beta.<!–/*
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iTunes Radio now has better integration with the rest of the music app.

The search feature includes both “My Music” and “iTunes Radio”. You can easily add an iTunes Radio track to your Wishlist or purchase the track in the iTunes Store.

This video from DetroitBORG has a good rundown of the new features:

Nina Ulloa covers breaking news, tech, and more: @nine_u

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Source: Industry News